Marcus Davis Injured During UFC Fight Night 7

During UFC Fight Night 7 this past Wednesday, Marcus Davis (10-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC) seemed to have Shonie Carter (34-16-7 MMA, 3-3 UFC) all but finished off in their main-card bout. At numerous points in the fight, the wobbly-legged “Mr. International” looked to be on the verge of hitting the mat for good. But Davis, a former professional boxer with a 17-1-2 career record, couldn’t finish the fight.

In fact, Davis appeared to purposely back away from Carter in the third round, despite his complete dominance in every facet of the fight. Many of the Marines in attendance boo’d the fight’s final minutes.

As it turns out, Davis had a good reason for his timid and defense-oriented approach toward the end of the fight.

The reason Marcus Davis wasn’t more aggressive in attempting to finish the fight last night with Shonie Carter is because he suffered a torn ligament in his right hand.

That’ll definitely present problems for a boxing-dominant gameplan.

Getting healed quickly will be a top priority for Davis, whose sharp striking made him look like a completely different fighter than the one we saw on The Ultimate Fighter 2. With Wednesday’s win, he’s on a two-fight win streak and looking to move up the contender ranks in the UFC’s stacked welterweight division.

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Wrestling Observer also posted a poll asking its readers if the the UFC would have any real MMA competition in the U.S. market in 2007.

The results were telling.

Less than 20% (19.1%) felt the UFC would be challenged by another organization.